Miami Jumps to No. 15 in AP Poll

The Hurricanes made The Associated Press top 25 for the first time since November 2010 after upsetting the Gators 21-16 Saturday.

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Miami players, coaches and fans knew a win on Saturday against Florida would be big. On Sunday, they got their first sign of just how big it was.

The Hurricanes made The Associated Press top 25 for the first time since November 2010, leaping all the way to No. 15 after upsetting the Gators 21-16 Saturday in Miami Gardens. Florida, meanwhile, fell from No. 12 to No. 18.

Alabama is still No. 1 after an off week, heading into a much-anticipated rematch with No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday. Oregon is No. 2. Clemson moved up a spot to No. 3 and Ohio State slipped one to No. 4. Stanford remains No. 5.

Georgia moved up two spots from 11th to ninth after a 41-30 win over South Carolina, which fell from sixth to 13th.

Mississippi also moved into the top 25 for the first time since 2009. That gave the Southeastern Conference seven teams in rankings, followed by the Big Ten with five, the Pac-12 and Big 12 with four each, the Atlantic Coast Conference with 3 and the American Athletic Conference with one. Notre Dame, which remains an independent in football while competing in the ACC in other sports, dropped from 14th to 21st after a 41-30 loss to Michigan, which jumped from 17th to 11th.

The Longhorns came into the weekend ranked 15th, but a 40-21 loss at BYU in which Texas allowed a school-record 550 yards rushing has Mack Brown's team unranked.

Southern California was No. 25 before a 10-7 loss at home to Washington State.